Population, ages 12-15, female in Eritrea

Eritrea: Population, ages 12-15, female was 284,956 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
284,956
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
88th
of 191 countries
All-time high
284,956
in 2015
All-time low
176,752
in 1995
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 12-15, female in Eritrea, 1990–2015

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1990200220151990: 178.2k1991: 180.3k1992: 180.0k1993: 178.4k1994: 177.0k1995: 176.8k1996: 178.1k1997: 180.8k1998: 184.4k1999: 188.5k2000: 192.6k2001: 196.8k2002: 201.2k2003: 205.6k2004: 209.9k2005: 213.8k2006: 217.2k2007: 220.3k2008: 223.6k2009: 228.1k2010: 234.2k2011: 242.0k2012: 251.4k2013: 262.0k2014: 273.4k2015: 285.0k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, ages 12-15, female in Eritrea is 284,956, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 12-15, female in Eritrea peaked at 284,956 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 176,752, in 1995.

Eritrea ranks 88th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Population, ages 12-15, female in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Population, ages 12-15, female in Eritrea, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 178,243 —
1991 180,319 +1.2%
1992 180,035 -0.2%
1993 178,427 -0.9%
1994 176,972 -0.8%
1995 176,752 -0.1%
1996 178,111 +0.8%
1997 180,769 +1.5%
1998 184,417 +2.0%
1999 188,500 +2.2%
2000 192,600 +2.2%
2001 196,775 +2.2%
2002 201,178 +2.2%
2003 205,618 +2.2%
2004 209,856 +2.1%
2005 213,770 +1.9%
2006 217,195 +1.6%
2007 220,290 +1.4%
2008 223,646 +1.5%
2009 228,079 +2.0%
2010 234,150 +2.7%
2011 242,009 +3.4%
2012 251,411 +3.9%
2013 262,029 +4.2%
2014 273,354 +4.3%
2015 284,956 +4.2%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 284,956 is below the median for low income countries, which is 825,419, 35% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 284,956 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 529,508, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 180,254 176,752 188,500 10
2000s 210,901 192,600 228,079 10
2010s 257,985 234,150 284,956 6

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 85 Sierra Leone 321,930 compare
  2. 86 Tunisia 313,053 compare
  3. 87 El Salvador 294,750 compare
  4. 89 Paraguay 280,697 compare
  5. 90 Jordan 277,491 compare
  6. 91 Laos 275,952 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 12-15, female in Eritrea?
Population, ages 12-15, female in Eritrea was 284,956 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 12-15, female recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 284,956 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, ages 12-15, female recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 176,752 in 1995.
How does Eritrea rank for population, ages 12-15, female?
Eritrea ranks 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 12-15, female rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-15, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, ages 12-15, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, ages 12-15, female is the total number of females age 12-15.